Welt Yang clearly couldn’t refute Enoxia’s words, but at this moment, he still lacked trust in Kevin. Thus, he clung to the resolve to keep Kevin trapped in the Sea of Quanta at all costs, even if it meant sacrificing his own life.
Seeing Welt Yang’s stubborn stance, Enoxia couldn’t help but hold her forehead in exasperation:
“Mr. Welt, if you stake everything on keeping Kevin here, then no one in Anti-Entropy will ever learn of our conversation.”
“And… Siren is here. She can open a portal between the Sea of Quanta and World Serpent’s headquarters…”
With things put so plainly, Welt Yang naturally understood that Kevin’s arrival in the main world had become a reality he was powerless to stop. Coincidentally, at that very moment, Einstein located his coordinates and successfully established communication.
“Welt, can you hear me? Respond immediately if you can!”
“Einstein, I’m fine… You were right. We must indeed be more cautious in exploring the Sea of Quanta. I’ve made a significant discovery here. I’ll explain in detail after I return.”
[System self-check complete. Spacetime anchor required for return confirmed, functioning normally.]
[Return coordinates confirmed. Activate spacetime anchor?]
With the activation of the spacetime anchor, Welt Yang safely returned to the Deep Sea City. Not long after, Enoxia and her companions also left the Sea of Quanta.
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[The Serpent], a creature existing in the natural world, well-known to humanity.
This creature needs no eyes, for there is nothing left in its surroundings that requires observation.
It also needs no ears, for there is nothing around that requires listening.
It is the self-devourer, the immortal being, the perfect form of life, the embodiment of the infinite universe.
It is the most ancient symbol, the archetype of countless psyches and ideologies. It appears in so many myths and bodies of knowledge that its origins have become untraceable.
From the Feathered Serpent of the Americas to the serpent-bodied deities Fuxi and Nüwa of Asia, anyone who investigates will find that the reverence for the serpent is deeply rooted in every corner of the world.
It has existed from the very beginning. Since the dawn of humanity, people have held the serpent in awe.
Perhaps, the serpent is a creature that lives within human genes.
When the gateway to the Sea of Quanta reopened in the Deep Sea City, a massive energy fluctuation erupted in the Sahara Desert.
However, this signal vanished in an instant. By the time Schicksal detected it, it had already disappeared without a trace. A similar situation had occurred three years prior, also in the Sahara Desert.
Just like last time, with no trail to follow, Schicksal found it difficult to continue the investigation, even suspecting instrument malfunction.
As if in response to this signal, strange incidents followed one after another.
First, 50 billion euros vanished without a trace from a Swiss bank. The very next day, the bank’s chairman, who had been in direct contact with those funds, died in an accident.
This chairman was highly respected in the industry. Over his more than 30-year tenure in management, there were no negative reports about him, let alone any records of malpractice or favoritism.
Subsequently, the largest-scale riot in history broke out in New Mexico, USA. Both Anti-Entropy and US government resources were plundered. The one who instigated and led this riot was the owner of a local parts processing factory.
This owner had run the factory for over 30 years with consistently good business and had always maintained excellent relations with the local government.
Nurture troops for a thousand days, use them in a single moment. The bombs World Serpent had planted around the world over many years were now detonating, one after another.
Relatively speaking, Schicksal and Anti-Entropy operated in the open, while World Serpent lurked in the shadows. Faced with this mysterious and powerful organization, Schicksal and Anti-Entropy were overwhelmed and frantic, yet achieved minimal results.
It is like a colossal shadow, seeping up from the depths, gradually spreading across the entire world.
Invisible ripples continuously expand, devouring the once rigidly conventional world.
Ultimately, all history and myth will be fulfilled in this moment.
In a span shorter than a microsecond, nearly 700,000 people across Earth ceased their thoughts.
Then, as one, they turned their gaze toward the crescent moon in the sky.
Taking that instant as a signal, something changed in this world.
The disappearance of one person, the approval of a document, the change of ownership of a company, the success of an anomalous transaction.
Relative to the entire world, these events were so minute, so insignificant, that at the time, no one noticed anything amiss.
But in the days to come, the impact they generated would be so vast and fatal, enough to engulf everyone, leaving none spared.
Only by becoming its faithful servant, by connecting one’s lofty faith to its great consciousness, can one glimpse its true meaning.
When these ripples continuously expand, collide, intertwine, and merge, finally forming a chaotic vortex, from the center of that vortex, you will hear a voice ceaselessly echoing:
The Serpent has returned.
